Written Answers Wednesday 16 February 2011

Scottish Executive

Child Welfare

Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the report of the short-life working group on school meal and clothing grant provision was not published until 22 months after it was completed.

Adam Ingram: As noted in the answer to question S3W-38465 on 26 January 2011, consideration of the report took place in the context of the Draft Budget 2011-12. The report was then published once ministers concluded consideration of the recommendations.

Fisheries

Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been employed in the fishing industry in each year since 2007.

Richard Lochhead: The available information is given in the following table:

  Number of Fishermen Employed1 on Scottish-Based Vessels, 2007 to 2009=

  


2007
2008
2009


Regularly Employed
4,408
4,585
4,403


Irregularly Employed
951
807
946


Crofters
65
56
60


Total
5,424
5,448
5,409



  Note: 1. Figures are limited to those employed on vessels which submit landing declarations to Marine Scotland port offices. They exclude, for example, those employed in cockle picking.

  This information is published in table 13 in the Statistical Bulletin Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2009, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 51820).